Underwear garment system for incontinence, urological and intestinal conditions

Abstract

An underwear garment system may include a main underwear garment, including a wearable body portion having an inner side facing the wearer. A first pocket and a second pocket, each having a top opening, may be carried by the body portion on the inner side, concealed from sight. The second pocket may be formed of a fluid impermeable material and may be suspended from the body portion in a pivotable manner with respect to the body portion. The body portion may be deformable and pivoted about the pivot point to fit within the second pocket. The main underwear garment may be configured to selectively adopt a wearable, first configuration and storage or second configuration. In the second configuration, the body portion may be deformed, pivoted, and fluid-tightly received within the second pocket. A compressed, elastic strip may retain the body portion within the second pocket in the second configuration.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An underwear garment system comprising:
 a main underwear garment, the main underwear garment comprising:
 a body portion configured to be worn about a trunk of a wearer, predominantly below a waist of the wearer and along a crotch area of the wearer, the body portion comprising an inner side configured to face the wearer, and 
 a first pocket and a second pocket carried by the body portion on the inner side thereof, the first pocket and second pocket comprising a respective top opening providing access to a respective interior space, wherein 
 the second pocket is formed of a fluid impermeable material and is suspended from the body portion such that a connection between the second pocket and body portion defines a pivot point, wherein 
 the body portion is deformable and pivotable about the pivot point to fit within the interior space of the second pocket; wherein 
 
 the main underwear garment is configured to selectively adopt:
 a first configuration, in which the body portion is deployed and wearable by the wearer, and the first and second pockets are arranged on the inner side of the body portion and concealed from an outside observer, and 
 a second configuration, in which the body portion is deformed to fit within the interior space of the second pocket, and is pivoted about the pivot point and received within the interior space of the second pocket, and further in which the second pocket prevents a fluid emanating from the body portion from leaking out of the interior space of the second pocket; and 
 
 a second underwear garment, wherein the second underwear garment is deformable and fittable through the top opening of the first pocket and within the interior space of the first pocket. 
 
     
     
       2. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the main underwear garment comprises a waistband at a top edge of the body portion, and further wherein the opening of the first pocket is arranged adjacent to the waistband. 
     
     
       3. The underwear garment system of  claim 2 , wherein the opening of the first pocket is arranged at a bottom edge of the waistband. 
     
     
       4. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the main underwear garment comprises at least one waistband at a top edge of the body portion, and further wherein the opening of the second pocket is arranged adjacent to the waistband. 
     
     
       5. The underwear garment system of  claim 4 , wherein the opening of the second pocket is arranged at a bottom edge of the waistband. 
     
     
       6. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the main underwear garment comprises at least one waistband at a top edge of the body portion, and further wherein the openings of the first and second pockets are arranged adjacent to the waistband. 
     
     
       7. The underwear garment system of  claim 6 , wherein the openings of the first and second pockets are arranged at a bottom edge of the waistband. 
     
     
       8. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second pockets are elongated along a left-to-right direction of the underwear garment. 
     
     
       9. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the first pocket, top opening of the first pocket, and interior space of the first pocket are defined by and between the inner side of the body portion and a panel attached to the inner side of the body portion. 
     
     
       10. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the second pocket is defined by first and second panels extending from one another at a bottom edge and opposite side edges, wherein the top opening of the second pocket is defined by and between respective top edges of the first and second panels. 
     
     
       11. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the second pocket comprises an elastic strip at the top opening of the second pocket, and further wherein, in the second configuration of the main underwear garment, the elastic strip is compressed to thereby retain the body portion within the interior space of the second pocket. 
     
     
       12. The underwear garment system of  claim 11 , wherein the elastic strip surrounds the top opening of the second pocket in its entirety. 
     
     
       13. The underwear garment system of  claim 11 , wherein, in the first configuration of the main underwear garment, the elastic strip is stretched and tensioned. 
     
     
       14. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the second underwear garment is made of a single fabric layer. 
     
     
       15. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , further comprising a second underwear garment, wherein the second underwear garment is deformable and fittable through the top opening of the second pocket and within the interior space of the second pocket. 
     
     
       16. The underwear garment system of  claim 15 , wherein the second underwear garment is made of a single fabric layer. 
     
     
       17. The underwear garment system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second pockets is non-detachably attached to the body portion. 
     
     
       18. An underwear garment system comprising:
 a main underwear garment, the main underwear garment comprising:
 a body portion configured to be worn about a trunk of a wearer, predominantly below a waist of the wearer and along a crotch area of the wearer, the body portion comprising an inner side configured to face the wearer, 
 a waistband arranged at a top edge of the body portion, and 
 a first pocket and a second pocket carried by the body portion on the inner side thereof, the first pocket and second pocket comprising a respective top opening arranged adjacent to the waistband and providing access to a respective interior space, wherein 
 the second pocket is formed of a fluid impermeable material and is suspended from the body portion such that a connection between the second pocket and body portion defines a pivot point, the second pocket comprising an elastic strip at the top opening of the second pocket, wherein 
 the body portion is deformable and pivotable about the pivot point to fit within the interior space of the second pocket; wherein 
 
 the main underwear garment is configured to selectively adopt:
 a first configuration, in which the body portion is deployed and wearable by the wearer, and the first and second pockets are arranged on the inner side of the body portion and concealed from an outside observer, and 
 a second configuration, in which the body portion is deformed to fit within the interior space of the second pocket, and is pivoted about the pivot point and received within the interior space of the second pocket, and the elastic strip is compressed to thereby retain the body portion within the interior space of the second pocket, and further in which the second pocket prevents a fluid emanating from the body portion from leaking out of the interior space of the second pocket; and 
 
 a second underwear garment, wherein the second underwear garment is deformable and fittable through the top opening of the first pocket and within the interior space of the first pocket. 
 
     
     
       19. An underwear garment system comprising:
 a main underwear garment, the main underwear garment comprising:
 a body portion configured to be worn about a trunk of a wearer, predominantly below a waist of the wearer and along a crotch area of the wearer, the body portion comprising an inner side configured to face the wearer, 
 a waistband arranged at a top edge of the body portion, and 
 a first pocket and a second pocket carried by the body portion on the inner side thereof, the first pocket and second pocket comprising a respective top opening arranged adjacent to the waistband and providing access to a respective interior space, wherein 
 the second pocket is formed of a fluid impermeable material and is suspended from the body portion such that a connection between the second pocket and body portion defines a pivot point, the second pocket comprising an elastic strip at the top opening of the second pocket, wherein 
 the body portion is deformable and pivotable about the pivot point to fit within the interior space of the second pocket; and 
 a second underwear garment, wherein the second underwear garment is deformable and fittable through the top opening of at least one of the first pocket and the second pocket and within the interior space of said at least one of the first pocket and the second pocket; wherein 
 
 the main underwear garment is configured to selectively adopt:
 a first configuration, in which the body portion is deployed and wearable by the wearer, and the first and second pockets are arranged on the inner side of the body portion and concealed from an outside observer, and further in which the second underwear garment is deformed, received and concealed within one of the first and second pockets, and 
 a second configuration, in which the body portion is deformed to fit within the interior space of the second pocket, and is pivoted about the pivot point and received within the interior space of the second pocket, and the elastic strip is compressed to thereby retain the body portion within the interior space of the second pocket, and further in which the second pocket prevents a fluid emanating from the body portion from leaking out of the interior space of the second pocket.